Our Story
Emergence doesn’t have to be rigid, pressured, or overwhelming. It can be intentional, compassionate, and deeply human. Our story is rooted in lived experience and in the belief that who we are and where we come from shape the leaders we are becoming.
Through neuroscience, dialogue, and the power of authentic connection, we help people and teams discover what becomes possible when they feel safe, seen, and supported. This is the heart of our work — creating spaces where humanity can rise, conversations can transform, and leadership becomes a pathway to collective becoming.
Emergence as a way of being…where growth unfolds from within.
Emergence begins within: in the pause, the listening, and the awareness of what’s unfolding inside us. When leaders move with intention and compassion, they create the conditions for others to rise.
Our Philosophy: Leadership Is Nourishment
Just as rice sustains communities, leadership sustains the environments where people work, grow, and belong. The most effective leaders are not the loudest — they are the most attuned.
They create emotional clarity.
They regulate their nervous system.
They engage with compassion, curiosity, and grounded presence.
We believe:
Growth begins with awareness.
Connection emerges when people feel safe.
Dialogue transforms relationships.
Authenticity creates coherence.
Well-being fuels resilience.
Leaders grow people, not outputs.
When leadership is nourishing, people don’t just perform — they come alive.
How We Lead
At RiceCo, we believe leadership shapes nervous systems—and nervous systems shape culture.
Trauma-informed leadership recognizes that behavior, performance, and engagement are influenced by lived experience, chronic stress, and organizational conditions. Rather than asking individuals to adapt endlessly to strained systems, trauma-informed leaders design environments that foster safety, trust, dignity, and sustainable capacity.
Our approach integrates neuroscience, leadership development, and organizational psychology to support leaders and organizations in creating conditions where people can think clearly, connect meaningfully, and do their work without harm.
Trauma-informed leadership is not clinical care—it is responsible leadership in complex, high-demand environments.
Our Why
We exist to create human-centered spaces where women, leaders, and teams grow through compassion, connection, and courageous conversation.
Our Belief
We believe every person deserves to work, lead, and live in a way that feels clear, true, and sustaining — not overwhelming or depleting. Our work exists at the intersection of well-being, communication, leadership, and psychological safety, creating spaces where people can exhale, be honest, and discover what they need to move forward.
At RiceCo Group, we help women, emerging leaders, teams, and mission-driven organizations create healthier, braver, and more human ways of working. Our work blends neuroscience, compassion, clarity, courage, and deep care.
What WE Do
We blend neuroscience, psychological safety, dialogic practice, adult development, and positive psychology to support the habits, mindsets, and relational practices that lead to meaningful growth.
Our work is warm, steady, practical, and grounded in both science and humanity. We help women, emerging leaders, and teams communicate with courage, navigate change with clarity, and create healthier, more connected ways of working — without compromising authenticity or well-being.
Our Signature Frameworks
RiceCo offers a suite of research-informed frameworks designed to deepen understanding and strengthen leadership practice:
NeuroWell™
A holistic, neuroscience-based pathway for well-being, emotional regulation, and resilient leadership — supporting individuals and organizations navigating stress, change, and growth.
LOTUS Leadership™
A woman’s mid-career leadership pathway is grounded in authenticity, identity, shifting roles, self-trust, and the courage to lead from one’s inner authority.
CLEAR → CLIMB™ Dialogic Model
A conversational pathway that helps leaders create clarity, listen deeply, inquire with curiosity, make shared meaning, and move forward together.
Learning Loft™
A collection of tools, resources, assessments, and micro-practices that support ongoing growth, psychological safety, and brain-friendly leadership habits.
All frameworks are rooted in the belief that leadership nourishes when it’s embodied, intentional, and relational.
Meet the Founder
Founder of RiceCo | Leadership & Neuroscience
Leadership is not just strategic — it’s emotional, relational, and deeply human. We are wired for connection, belonging, and shared meaning. When leaders understand how people think, feel, and relate, they can create environments where others feel safe, supported, and able to thrive.
Christie brings two decades of People & Operations leadership, academic training in organizational and leadership psychology, and a warm, steady presence to her work. Her integrative approach blends social neuroscience, psychological safety, dialogic communication, emotional intelligence, adult development, and well-being science.
She helps individuals and teams strengthen clarity, deepen trust, and cultivate the relational conditions that make meaningful work possible.
Christie believes leadership lives in the space between us — in the quality of our conversations, the safety we create, and the ways we show up for one another. When leaders cultivate presence, compassion, curiosity, and attuned communication, they activate the neurobiological systems that support engagement, motivation, and collective resilience. Strategy may set the direction, but connection is what truly moves people.
Whether you are a woman navigating mid-career transformation, a leader preparing for complex conversations, or an organization committed to caring for your people, Christie brings warmth, steadiness, and deep expertise to every engagement. Her work honors the humanity at the center of leadership and celebrates growth, authenticity, and the power of dialogue.
Because great leadership isn’t just about what we achieve — it’s about who we become, how we relate, and how we cultivate spaces where people can flourish.
Meet our Team
The people who help bring RiceCo’s work to life.
At RiceCo Group, we believe in collaboration rooted in care, curiosity, and shared purpose. Our team brings together complementary strengths — design, somatic practice, mindfulness, leadership development, and integrative support — to create experiences that are warm, grounded, and deeply human. Each person contributes to the relational field that makes our work purposeful and nourishing.
